Build for a friend with 3k budget

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Hey Guys,

I've been trying to work on a 3k build for a mate. He might watercool but would rather start off on air so my suggested build is below.

I thought I'd get some input here as you guys might have some interesting ideas, and I know Stu is king of the build. He's an nVidia boy so naturally I thought I'd give him the Titan X and enough solid state action to keep him going. The only thing I'm not 100% sure on is the CPU cooler... I really like the look of the cooler personally, but performance against that of an AIO - I'm not sure on.

Went with this case as I'm also doing a build for myself in it and I wanted a chance to build in it before I do my own :D

*note: Yes thats a lot of money on fans but I like matching fans and I don't want the standard that come in the case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce Titan X 12288MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTXTITANX-12GD5) £899.99
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5930K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £694.98
1 x Intel 750 Series 400GB PCIe 3.0 X4 HHHL Adaptor NVMe Solid State Drive (SSDPEDMW400G4ES) £379.99
1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU) £319.99
1 x GeIL Super Luce 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-27200C16 3400MHz Quad Channel Kit - White (GLW416GB3400C16AQC) £259.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro-ATX Case - Gun Metal £99.95
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / White £69.95
1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan PWM - 140mm £15.98
4 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan PWM - 120mm £14.99 (£59.96)
Total : £3,018.25 (includes shipping : £13.75 Ex.VAT).

 
With lower profile RAM would that air cooler work? I think the quieter the better. Although I've never thought AIO coolers to be loud unless you have the fan going full whack?
 
Yeh bet he won't notice it most the time. Might try persuade some water cooling though, I'd love to practise a full loop to be honest. Though it's not my money so :p
 
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